Re: Massive sudden oil leak: Am I toast?

[Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>]

yup - runs fine - 

it also runs fine if you screw up installing the
gauges and they are all reading the wrong values...
don't ask ;)

--- Alex Ting <alex@millenniumsolutions.net> wrote:
> >
> >BTW - that is what you get for talking smack about
> >8valves.... :)
> >
> 
> Hear, Hear!
> bad karma for the 16valvers...... :-P
> 
> on and related rocco stuff:
> 
> Does anyone know if the car will run with the
> instrument cluster disconnected?
> 
> Alex Ting
> Account Manager
> Millennium Solutions Group, Inc.
> 575 Menlo Dr. #4
> Rocklin, CA  95765
> 
> Phone:  888.801.2001 ext. 228 or 916.630.2001
> Fax:  916.630.2000
> Email: alex@millenniumsolutions.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
> To: Neal Tovsen <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>;
> Scirocco-L (E-mail)
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Massive sudden oil leak: Am I toast?
> 
> 
> >1. between the oil cooler & the flange
> >2. between the flange & the block
> >3. Oil pan gasket
> >4. head gasket
> >
> >those are the major culprits...
> >
> >I'm sure others have more suggestions...
> >
> >Check the seals around the oil-cooler.  If you put
> in
> >a quart, start it up & it immediately pukes it out
> >onto the ground right above the oil filter, that is
> >your leak.  If that is it, e-mail me & I can give
> you
> >some tips....
> >
> >BTW - that is what you get for talking smack about
> >8valves.... :)
> >
> >
> >--- Neal Tovsen <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu> wrote:
> >> Before I start this, I don't want to hear any
> "told
> >> you so" statements from
> >> the 8v crew! ;-)
> >>
> >> My 87 16v (the beater) started making a funny
> >> knocking noise this morning on
> >> the way to work. I check my oil at least once a
> >> week, but suddenly it was
> >> almost off the dip stick! I topped it off and the
> >> noise went away a mile or
> >> two down the road to work.
> >>
> >> I went for a drive at lunch, and stopped at a gas
> >> station to check my oil.
> >> Almost off the stick again! I topped it off and
> >> drove back to the office.
> >> It's raining here today, and I could see a
> rainbow
> >> trail on the pavement all
> >> the way into the parking lot.
> >>
> >> I haven't really looked at it yet, but I'm
> wondering
> >> where to begin. Cracked
> >> block? Head gasket? Anything else? It wasn't
> obvious
> >> standing in front of
> >> the car when I added more oil. I couldn't see any
> >> smoke in my rear view
> >> mirror, so I don't think it was coming out my
> >> tailpipe. The engine still
> >> seems to run fine (or, at least as well as it
> did).
> >>
> >> I've been frustrated with this car since I've
> owned
> >> it, and I'm almost to
> >> the point of giving in. The ironic thing is that
> I
> >> just got the bank to
> >> release the title on my other 16v!
> >>
> >> Anyone want 16v parts (I'm not serious...yet)?
> >>
> >> Neal
> >>
> >>
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> >===
> >Mark
> >
> >87 Westfalia Gl
> >84 Scirocco 8v
> >
> >http://members.tripod.com/~jehanno
> >
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Mark

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v

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